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Patented Jan. 30, |900.

INU. 642,282.

M. BARCLAY.

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MALCOLM BAROLAY, OF CARLTON HILL, NEV JERSEY.

HOOK.

SPECIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,282, dated January30, 1900.

.Application iiled May 25, 1899i Serial No. 718,251. (No model.)

To @ZL whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, MALCOLM BAROLAY, a citizen of the United States,residingin Carlt'on Hill, in the county of Bergen and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Hooks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hooks, and especially to that class of hooksordinarily designated as bale-hooks, and the object of the invention isto provide an improved hook in which the handle and the shank of thehook are so connected that for all practical purposes they constitute anintegral structure, whereby to prevent in use the disconnection of thehandle from the hook.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hook of the characterset forth in which one member of the handle will be integral with thehook portion of the device, whereby the disconnection of the handle fromthe hook is rendered impossible.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification,Figure l is a side view of one form of this hook. Fig. 2 is a View ofthe hook in a different position from that shown in Fig. l with thehandle partly in section, and Fig. 3 is a portion of the hook detachedfrom one part of the handle.

Similar characters of reference designate like parts in all the figuresof the drawings.

Bale-hooks as ordinarily constructed and in daily use have the shank ofthe hook projecting through the handle, such handle be ing secured tothe shank by a nut turned on the threaded end thereof. The result ofthis construction is that in practice the threads become worn under the'strain and the handle parts from the hook, which frequently results indisastrous consequences to the users. My present invention is to providean improved hook in which the handle is so connected with the hook thatit practically forms an integral structure therewith, and for thispurpose the handle is so constructed in one form thereof as to comprisetwo members, one of which is shown as integral with the hook-shank.

In the construction shown this device comprises a hook 2, having a shank3, shown as relatively flat, which shank is provided with atransversely-extending member or bar 4, secured thereto and shown hereinas integral therewith, audwhich member is provided at each end thereofwith threads 5 for the reception of nuts 6. The grasping portion orhandle proper, 7 of this hook may comprise any suitable material; but inthe form shown it is preferably composed of leather or rawhide coveringthe transversely-extending member fl, and for this purpose this part ofthe handle is formed of a series of sections, such as rings S,centrall ybored to iit onto said transversely extending member on each side of theshank and having an exterior surface 9, suitable for grasping with thehand.

In the form shown the two inner rings 8' and 8 are recessed to receivethe shank, whereby they completely inclose the same. Suitable means maybe used for securing the rings or sections in position on the transversemember. In the form shown this means comprises a pair of nuts 6, turnedonto the threaded ends of said member and of a diameter correspondingwith the diameter of the contiguous ringsection 8, lthe outer surfacethereof being shaped to correspond with the shape of the handle. By thismeans not only are the rings or sections held in position, but they maybe pressed into such close relationship relatively to each other thatthey practically form one integral structure.

From the foregoing it Will be readily seen that the leather portion ofthe handle acts merely as a grasping-surface, while strain comes on thetransversely-extending member or bar et, so that in practice all dangerof the handle becoming separated from the hook is avoided. Furthermore,it will be seen that by the formation of the ring-shaped sections thesame can be readily assembled in position and maintained in closeengagement one with another, while at the same time the recessedformation of the two inner sections permits a close engagement thereofwith the shank of the hook.

Having described my invention, I claiml. A bale-hook having a shankprovided with an integral transversely-extending member the partsthereof at each side of said shank extendingin a planethroughoutsubstantially at right angles to said shank; a graspingportion inclosing said transversely-extending member; and means formaintaining said grasping portion in position,

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2. A ba1e-hook having a shank provided with a transversely-extendingmember integral therewith the parts at each side of said shank extendingin a plane throughout vsubstantially at right angles to said shank, anda grasping portion comprising a series of independent sections securedon said transversely-extending member.

3. A bale-hook having a shank provided with an integral member extendingtransversely thereof and having threads at its ends, and a graspingportion completely inclosing said transversely-extending member andmaintained in position by nuts on said threaded ends.

4f. A bale-hook having a shank provided with a transversely-extendingmember integral therewith and having threaded ends; a grasping portioncomprising a series of rings removable from said transversely-extendingmember; and nuts for securing said rings in position thereon.

5. A bale-hook having a shank and a transversely-extending memberintegral therewith provided with a pair of threaded ends; a graspingportion comprising a series of centrallyapertured leather rings fittingon said transverse member; and nuts carried by said threaded ends formaintaining said rings in position.

6. A bale-hook having a shank provided with a transversely-extendingmember integral therewith having threaded ends; a series ofcentrally-apertured ring-shaped sections fitting on saidtransversely-extending member, the two inner sections having reeessesfor the reception of said shank; and nuts for maintaining said sectionsin position.

7. A bale-hook having a flat shank provided with atransversely-extending member integral therewith having threaded ends; aseries of centrally-apertured ring-shapedleather sections fitting onsaid transversely-extending member, the two inner sections havingrecesses for the reception of said flat shank; and nuts carried by saidthreaded ends for maintaining said sections in position, said sectionswhen assembled forming a handle curved from end to end and of greaterdiameter adjacent to its center portion than at its ends.

MALCOLM BARCLAY.

lVitnesses:

JAMES D.' MAcPHERsoN, FRED. J. DOLE.

